Hi, Saint Stephen's College is in Coomera, is Anglican Catholic and has great teaching staff. You could live in any area but I would recommend Coomera Waters or hope Island for distance to school and then it's probably a 20 or so minute drive from home to southport. Www.ssc.qld.edu.au. I worked there in events for a few years and the kids are great.

Coomera is not that bad of a place to live, I lived there for 8 years and my mum and sister still live there, my sister goes to Upper Coomera State College and it seems tos be a fantastic school. You could also try Coomera Waters which is the other side of the highway. I lived at coomera and went to school 25-30 mins away at Coombabah State High but that was before the zones were enforced so much.

Coomera is not that bad of a place to live, I lived there for 8 years and my mum and sister still live there, my sister goes to Upper Coomera State College and it seems tos be a fantastic school. You could also try Coomera Waters which is the other side of the highway. I lived at coomera and went to school 25-30 mins away at Coombabah State High but that was before the zones were enforced so much.

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The same school which is accused of having massive racial tension? We've had every kid in our extended family pulled out over time. Upper Coomera State College that is.

We've recently moved out of Upper Coomera. It started to feel like our neighbours being robbed while they slept was a weekly occurrence. Every car in our subdivision had their windows smashed and stuff stolen.

It has one of the highest crime rates on the Gold Coast according to the papers.

Thanks! This is all so very helpful!! If you could chose any school, where would you go (send your kids?

Also, I just read the school cutoffs as June 30th. My younger son's birthday is the beginning of July. Does this mean he cannot start prep until Jan of 2014 when he is almost 5.5?

Yep, he'll be 5.5 in prep.

If I could choose any school, it'd be Silkwood School (prep-Y12 soon) in Clagiraba and that is where I am sending them, but it's a Steiner/Waldorf school, so not likely to sit easy with your Montessori ideals.

Somerset College in Mudgeeraba would be my second choice if money wasn't an issue.

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